Rhabdoid Meningioma of Brain - Report of A Rare Aggressive Tumor

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  • Sajeeb Mondal
  • Rajashree Pradhan
  • Subrata Pal
  • Sharmistha Debnath
  • Arindam Banerjee
  • Debosmita Bhattacharyya
چکیده

Rhabdoid meningioma is a rare aggressive variant of meningioma, regarded as WHO grade III type. Histologically and cytologically, it is distinctive type having abundant eosinophilic cytoplasm, cytoplasmic inclusion with eccentrically placed vesicular nuclei and prominent nucleoli. High recurrence rate and poor outcome are important features. Here we are presenting a rare case of rhabdoid meningioma found in a recurrent meningioma of posterior fossa in a middle aged female. We emphasized the squash cytology and histology finding of the rare neoplasm.

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تاریخ انتشار 2016